By Associated Press - Wednesday, May 13, 2020

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - A high school student has died from injuries after being shot, Topeka police said Wednesday.

Joheem Meredith, 18, of Topeka, was taken to a hospital around 9:30 p.m. Tuesday with critical injuries, station WIBW reported. He later died from those injuries, police said.

Police believe Meredith was shot in the parking lot of White Lakes Plaza Apartments. No arrests had been reported by late Wednesday morning, and police said detectives were still developing leads on a suspect.

Meredith was a senior at Topeka West High School and had been set to graduate in the coming weeks. His death was Topeka’s ninth homicide this year.

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